Portrait of an Elderly Man

Photograph

-

Dorros Photography Collection

Name/Title

Portrait of an Elderly Man

Entry/Object ID

2020.189

Description

Gray hair parted to side, white beard along jaw-line, wearing a buttoned black jacket and black tie

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Whitney, Edward Tompkins

Role

Photographer

Date made

circa 1850

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Stamp

Location

into metal

Transcription

WHITNEY --- N.Y.

Type

Label

Location

in TRC

Transcription

271

Type

Inscription

Location

on a loose piece of paper tucked into metal frame

Transcription

WHITNEY. ROCHESTER - N.Y. 1844 - 1855 95398

Dimensions

Dimension Description

1/6 plate, oval

Height

3-5/8 in

Width

3-1/4 in

Depth

5/8 in

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Condition Type

Fading, Oxidation

Parts

Image

Notes

around edges

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Materials

Metal

Parts

Case

Notes

top: no longer attached metal: spotted